Outdoor lamp



April 17, 1928.

W. F. HUNT OUTDOOR LAMP Filed June 50. 1924 "PatentedApr; 17, 1928.-

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' du i n fi l #111630, -=eria r i 01 I inventionirelates to outdoor lamps and particularlyfto a portable enclosed flanie acetylene lamp that is especially adapted for. use by'car inspectors and others employed about railroad equipment. Howevery it will be understood that features of the improved am-P may be embodied in; other types .of lampsand that this lamp is well adapted for general-use, as in navigation and for signal ing purposes, because its lightJpenetrates rainy, foggy, smoky and similar vatmospheres,i, and maybe easily distinguished 7 from other kinds of light.

sirable that it-shall 'bes o constructed that "it v usual railroad lantern, or held byy a rigid V Inasmuch as av satisfactory outdoor lamp "must be capableof Operating properly under all weather conditions, it is important that V an outdoor acetylene lamp shall be weatherproof andthat the gas 'fiame thereof shall be so enclosed that it 7 will stay lighted even in windy, rainy,,or other adverse'weather'. Furthermore; for handling the lamp it is dernayjbe either carrie'd'by a bail, like the handle, so that the vlight therefrom maybe reflect-ed in any desired directiongt',

,vention are to provide a 'suitable portable lainp iulfi lling the foregoing requirements;

-weatherconditions; andto lp ovide'improyed carrying means for the, lamp'fcomprising' 'a rigid handle and a bail pivoted thereon 6i l mp emb y n {Fig.1 is a plan view this invention; 7 V 'ewof. {the same; parts being shown'in section; an'd,

Fig. 3 is a perspectiveyieW; of handle of the lamp.

. .1 Asrshown' mat drawing, meal-leash V. is, applied' to a familiar type. of 1 portable acetylene gas generator consisting (of a water chamber WLthat has a threaded bottom end couple'd to, the threaded top end C of a carbide chamber C cthatgis .provided with ,an enlarged base Cf. The water chamber contains a gas'chamberG which receives acetylene from the carbide chamber and de- V livers the same through a pipe Rto a burner tip T. The burner tip T maybe; of any Accordingly, the objects I of the resent 'iiir istant' hector and. the "glass coverf,

- suitable or preferred typeithat -produces an" openflameand, as shown, may have two against one another .to ,produ cea fish-tail parabolic" reflector R which encloses; said fiameattherearand SldGSQ a The reflector R-is'inounted on a rigid'han dle Hy that is secured to the acetylene genflame extending across the-main af xis iota erat'or'; 'The handle H consis'ts of a stiff metal strip comprising two; main parallel sections H?" and H 'and a third shortersub stantially parallel section H connected to the. lower end of the-section'H a curved sectionH? and-extending upwardly between the main sectionsflH andHPI The sections 'H and Hhare unitediby a horiziental section,

nd, the e tioil Hf an a e b azed or otherwise secure o opposite. or front: and

a rear sides of the-wa ter chamber of -theige1i- V eratoigias atv X. and EL Belowpthe brazing the handle section H outwardly 5 away from the generator onafcurveasatH'f.

to fit the outside. of the; reflector jR andfs'upare provided in the refiect r ana thesupporting section HKI forthe pipelRf A plate N 1s-s,e ecur1edby rivets N to thei pper; side 0f the refiectqr'and has a turned-hp end sew cluredfat N; to. the handle'sectionHfi front endf'fi thi reflector is clo ed cu'rilveldc lri r a' s lever w i h p e Lp rttheQsame, ,Registering lro'lesR. andP v uerablyg consists of good quality of fr aci ture resistant and'highiempMature-resistant glass, suchfas-pyrex, that' jwill withstand; ex-

treme diiierences oiij teinperature jbetween i the nside and outs de of the flame enclosure, as well asefiects of ra1n,.snoymetc.;. without fracturing, The flamefroin the tip is thus I ""The-glass cover may be, mounted as a door, ybyisecuring ts enclosed in a: compartment formed by; there secured atEfto therefiecltor;Randhandle1 section and its'-free endfprovidedgwith fa hook Ef adaptedto latchiover theedge of v the ringQD." .Ventilating openingsjRf v and a chimney may be provided gfpnthaflm enclosure. i- The chimney inay consist of a 1 peripheryin a groove L, in 'the'bezel or ldoor frame D which has a liinge ineinber J). Triveted to its upper end and connected'to' a hinge projection Di', at Itheouter "end o'li the plateiNQ Thermos-m ybe held 'in closedpo- ,vsition by a spring latch E that has enema rivets N, and provided with an imperforate flanged metal cap K held in place over its outer end by spring clips K to exclude rain, snow, etc. The reflector, chimney and glass .eover thus form a lamp house or inclosure for the burner.

A bail B is provided, in addition to the handle H, for carrying the lamp. The main handle sections H and H have alined' openings thereinto receive the bent ends B of the bail, whereby the bail is swingable about an axis in the plane of the rigid handle H,

either into a vertical position above the han-.

dle H or down into a position alongside the generator and the handle H, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. In the folded-down position, the bail is close enough to the handle section H so that the latter and the adjacent part of the bail may both be gripped by the same hand. Oflset projections B on the rear handle section H may be provided to hold the bail in its upright position, thebail springing past these projections when it is folded down intentionally. The handle section H is spaced from therear of the gas generator so as to leave suflicient room there for part of the hand that grips this section of the handle. Suitable slots such asthe keyhole openings 11 in the handle section H may beprovided for hanging the lamp from a nail or the like.

The generator may be provided with suitable water feed-controlling and distributing devices, such as an outside controlled valve V which is'adapted to turn a rod V that extends through the water passage V and tube S into the carbide chamber and 'regiX water distributing device S may be loosely mounted on a button S carried by the end of the rod V. The gas generated may pass through openings F and a filter F into the gas chamber. The water control valve V is in the plane of the handle H but the handle section H is spaced far enough from the valve V so that the latter as well as the water filling cap W, are easily accessible.

While the improved lamp is shown and described in detail, it will be understood that various changes may be made in the con:

struetion without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim: 1. In a portable lamp, the combination of a case carrying lighting means at the front side thereof, a handle for said lamp secured to the front and rear sides of said ease and having sect-ions thereof spaced from the top and rear side of said case, and a bail connected to said handle and foldable down alongside said case.

' 2. In a portable gas lamp, the combination of a gas generator, a burnertip communieating with the gaschamber of saidgenerator and disposed at the front side thereof,

rear side of said generator, and a bail conii'ected'to said handle, said bail being swingable about an axis in the plane of said han dle into operative position above said handle and llltOll'lOPGIfltlVG position alongside said generator andhandle.

In a portable lamp, the combination of a gas generator; a burner tip communicating with the gas chamber of said generator; a

rigid handle for said lamp comprising three substantially parallel sections, two of which are respectively secured to the front and rear sides of said generator, the third being spaced from the rear side of said generator; and a bail pivotally connected to such front and third parallel sections of the handle and arranged so that its'free end is swingable into operative position above said handle and into inoperative position alongside said generator. I

4. Ina portable lamp, the combination of a case carrying lighting means; 'ahandle for said lamp comprising a metal strip securedto the front and rear "sides of said case, said strip extending outwardly-from said ease below its connection thereto; and a reflector mounted on such. outwardly extending part of the handle strip. 1

comprising a metal strip secured tothe gen- I erator and having an apertured section ex tending outwardly from the front of the generator, a .reflectorfsecured to such out- 5. The invention defined in claim 4, in combination with a hinged glass cover for wardly extending sectionfand having" an aperture registering" with the aperture in said strip, a burner tip, and. a pipe connecting said tip to the gas chamber of said generator and extending through such registering apertures,

7 In a po of a case; an apertured reflector; means mounting said'refleetor on said case comprisingan apertured platesecured to'said reflector, with such apertures inregister; a perforated chimney communicating with the interior of sa-id'reflector through such apertures; and a cap mounted on said chimney.

'rtable lamp, the combination 8. In a portablelamp: the combination of a gas generator; an enclosed lamp house mounted on the front thereof; and a handle for said lamp secured to the'front'and rear sides of said generator andhaving portions thereof spaced from the top and rear side of said generator. I

9. In a portable lamp: the combination of a gas generator; an enclosed reflecting to the front of said generator, andth'e other extremity extending upwardly and attached totherear of said generator.

. 10. A portable lampcomprising a casing, a lamp house on the frontthereof and a handle,' said handle. extending upwardly from the front of said casing. rearwardly above and spaced from said casing, down-.

wardly behind and spaced from said. casing and forwardly to said casing,-wl1ereby' said handle may be gripped either above} or be- ,hind said casing.

11. In a portable lamp, the combination of a case carrying lighting me'ans,- a handle for said lamp comprising a netal strip se 7 I f cured vto said case near one end of said strippsaid strip extending outwardly from said case below its connection thereto, a

plate secured to .said strip and a reflector between said plate and the outwardly ex tending portion of said strip.

12. In alportablelainp, a combination of j a case carrying,lighting'means, a handle for 'Sl1l.d lamp comprising a metal strip secured -to the front of said case near one endvof" said strip, said strip; extending outwardly j froln' saidcase below its connection thereto, .1

a plate secured to said strip above its connectionto said case, a reflector between said;

plate and'the outwardly extending portion of saidstrip, a cover for said reflector and means secured to said plate and said'out Wardly extending part of said strip for hold- 111g saidcover against said reflector. In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature.

WILLIAM F. HUNT. 

